Saturday 5th October 2019

York Racecourse, Knavesmire Road, York YO23 1EX

York, we’re on our way back to you…

Who would have thought it will have been a year since the Whisky Lounge wagon rolled into town!

If you haven’t been to one of our legendary festivals before you are in for a treat! If you have then you know what to expect, only this year we are back bigger and better. As well as the usual shenanigans, we have a few more surprises for you….

You’ll get to sample the best home-grown whiskies from Scotland, as well as all corners of the globe. The York Whisky Festival attracts the finest distillers from as far afield as Taiwan, India, Japan and the USA. Simply approach any of the exhibitors stands, ask politely for a dram and you shall receive a tasty glass of whisky (it really is that simple!). Every exhibitor knows their whiskies inside out and it’s well worth taking advantage of this knowledge.
You can also sign up for our new-look masterclasses with the whisky-world’s most renowned experts (our own Eddie included!) and experience some rare ‘under the counter’ drams.

Sessions and tickets

We deliberately set specific session times so the festival doesn’t get overcrowded, meaning you can sip and swallow at your own pace.

Saturday 5th October 2019

1st Session Session: 12pm-4pm SOLD OUT

2nd Session: 5pm-9pm

The first session offers two ticket types. The full session ticket and taster ticket.

The second session is a full session ticket only.

Your full session ticket for just £40, includes;

Entry to one session, either 12pm-4pm or 5pm-9pm (select which above)

Glencairn tasting glass

The Festival Guide

ALL WHISKIES SAMPLED IN MAIN HALL (not including ‘under the counter’ drams)

Water on tap

Your taster session ticket for just £20, includes

Entry to the first session from 2pm-4pm

Glencairn tasting glass

The Festival Guide

ALL WHISKIES SAMPLED IN MAIN HALL (not including ‘under the counter’ drams)

Water on tap

Festival Masterclasses

What’s it all about?

Festival Masterclasses are the perfect chance to get up close and personal with some of the ‘whisky worlds’ finest speakers. Enjoy a relaxed and intimate tasting, away from the hustle and bustle of the main festival. Each Masterclass will be different, depending on who’s running it and what the focus of the tasting is. Here you’ll get to taste some amazing drams, ask questions and actually converse with the people who know them best!

Click on the Masterclasses tab at the top of the page to find out more!

Under the Counter Dram tokens

The vast majority of whiskies at the festival are available to taste within your ticket price. However, we recommend you take the opportunity to sample some of the rarer, more exclusive whiskies by purchasing Under the Counter dram tokens on the day.

Show your Under the Counter dram token to an exhibitor and wait for their nod of approval as they reveal their secret stash.

There are two tiers of tokens which can be purchased on the day, and exchanged for different levels of whisky:

Orange tokens £5 each

Black tokens £10 each

The Festival Shop

As in previous years, we will have a retail shop in the show to take care of all your purchasing needs and selling every whisky that you will find in the show.

Exhibitors…

…will keep appearing here at regular intervals, please keep checking back to see what distilleries are in store for you!

The boring bit

Please, please ensure you buy tickets for the right session. We set strict limits on the number of tickets for each session so visitors can enjoy their whisky at their own pace. We are unable to swap tickets on the day. But, we’re mostly all human, so if you do buy the wrong session by accident, give us a call or email as soon as possible and we’ll do our best to sort out the muddle.

To book your place at a masterclass, you will need a separate ticket for each. We add more details about the masterclasses before the event, so be sure to check back regularly.

Your ticket will be emailed to you as we do not send out paper tickets. If you are purchasing tickets as a gift for somebody else and you would like PDF tickets emailed to you, please email info@thewhiskylounge.com, stating the name(s) of the recipients.

Please note: ‘last pour’ is always 15 minutes prior to the session end time. This is non-negotiable!

All attendees must be 18 or over – photo ID may be required.

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